iLike adds tools for musicians on Facebook

iLike, the online music service which has been growing like a weed with millions of users on Facebook, today is introducing a new Artist Services Platform that is designed to help musicians better communicate with their fans

The free service includes the ability for musicians — many of whom are using iLike on Facebook — to add audio, video or text directly to their sites through the use of a camera phone. It also includes a statistical tracking service so musicians can see how many times songs have been added to users’ profile pages and the ability for artists to send concert dates, songs, videos or other information directly to fans’ pages.

iLike now claims more than 13 million users — including 8.6 million on Facebook — and says that it is adding three million new users a month.

No wonder that iLike Chief Executive Ali Partovi just told The New York Times that they have the “potential opportunity to create the new MTV.”

It is an interesting quote, considering that MTV co-founder Bob Pitman is an early investor in iLike.